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Four O'Clock Mix

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Four O'Clocks, sometimes called 'Marvel of Peru', are low-growing, bushy plants with flowers that bloom in several colors on the same plant - often on the same trailing stem. Four O'Clocks tolerate average-to-poor soils beautifully, making them a favorite for sun and part-sun sites that haven't gotten much attention in the past. Blooms open every afternoon (around 4 o'clock) and have closed by the next morning. (Mirabilis jalapa)

Plant Information

Here's a favorite from your grandmother's garden. Four O'Clocks are world famous, and sometimes called the 'Marvel of Peru'. They are native in Peru, and the 'Marvel' part is because these short, bushy plants open lovely tubular flowers in several colors--the same plant may have two or three colors in bloom at any given time. These fascinating flowers can be grown from seed, but with our bulbs (which form in time when you plant the seed), they grow much more quickly, giving you months more of the flowers. Simply lift the bulbs in fall like dahlias, and replant for more flowers the next spring.

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You will receive a second email the day your order ships telling you how it has been sent. Your order is scheduled to arrive at your door, fresh and ready to plant, usually within 3-5 days of leaving our warehouse, depending on your shipping address. We pack our plants to withstand up to 10 days in transit, in the event transit is delayed. We cannot guarantee arrival on a specific day.
Please make sure to open your package upon receipt and follow the instructions included.

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I had tried to grow 4 o'clocks from seed many times before & never had luck. I didn't know you could bare root or bulbs to start from. I got a bag of them free as a bonus 2 years ago. They all came up, I moved some to a front garden bed & they have been reseeding now on their own. Easy, very pretty. I only got white & yellow flowers, but there are so many I can share with friends.

Second year in a row to buy these tubers. The produce large healthy plants consistantly. These were part of an organic approach to japanese beetle control as a trap plant and worked very well. this year i put them in pots to be able to shift to where beetle infestations were worst. But they also produced a ton of pretty blooms from june onward that native insects just loved.

They are certainly faster and more vigorous than what you grow from seed. Mine were planted at the same time as I planted from seed and the ones from seed are still several weeks out from blooming whereas those from tubers have already begun. (They are all in the same bed) The only thing I was a bit sad about was that all of mine came out to be yellow and I expected a mix. The scent is lovely though, and I'm pleased.

These popped fast and were HUGE! I actually had to move them to the back of my flower bed because you couldn't see anything else. They handled the transplanting very well. Had to use plant rings to keep them from falling over. GORGEOUS!

I purchase these every year, since unfortunately, they're not perennials in my area. Furthermore, I give them to friends and family for a reliable, attractive, bushy plant. They do reseed themselves, but I find the way I purchase them works best of all.

I wanted some new colors of 4 O'Clocks, and this product really delivered! Large healthy tubers in this wonderful collection produced some solids with an overlay of color giving a fluorescent look to it, as well as plants that have mixed colors on each individual flower.

After planting, they emerged from the ground almost overnight and quickly turned into a small shrubs literally covered in flowers. So far this is my favorite purchase from American Meadows.

Most companies only sell seeds for this variety- yours had the BIG tubers which make for a larger faster growing plant-- They are still blooming into early October-- we plan to dig them up and store them for Winter in the cellar-- they were bushy and healthy- I am so glad I found your company . This was a gift for my husband who grows a scented evening-blooming garden with many varieties that we can enjoy on hot Summer nights-- these performed WAAAY beyond our expectations !! Thank you so much ! I look forward to see what you have for next year !

I use these plants to 'hold space' between mum plantings in a border. They provide non-stop color until frost when the chrysanthemums provide color. Four o'Clocks will reseed themselves. Unfortunately in my climate (zone 3) they are not a perennial. Next year I will expand their use to an area that has in the past grown terrific weeds. The four o'clocks will provide an excellent alternative if I'm careful about clearing the weeds. I love these plants for their beauty and ease.

Bloomed within a few months of planting. Grew so tall I had to stake it! I haven't seen different bloom colors on the same plant, but the magenta, pink and yellow blooms on the individual plants are beautiful